The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-09-16
THOSE ovERcHARers.


Below we give the Railroad Commission's
finding in the case Of ovcrchargcs between
Tangent and Albany. Il fully explains the
situation
The facts as shown Iii the evidence be.
fore the board are these Tangent Is seven
miles nearly south Of Albany, and has been
for sumo years point where considerable
quantities Of grain have been heretofore
stored. Last year about 10000 bushels were
stored at this point. Fer the first time last
year the o. Il. r. X. began competing with
the east side road OF respondent, The rates
from Albany 90 San Francisco were $4.so
per ton via Portland from Albany to San
Francisco, via Yaquina was So per ton.
Efforts were made to get rates from Tan
gent to Albany so as 10 get the benefit of
the $s rate from there 10 San Francisco.
AT first $IS per carload was offered then
$40. and finally STA was offered BY respon-
dent. These rates were not satisfactory, and
thereupon MIR. George Simpson procured
teams and hauled 5000 bushels to Albany,
paying therefor ST. per ton, when a CON-
promise was reached, and he was offered
rates BY the respondent from Tangent at So
per ton TO San Francisco via Portland. which
of affairs, Il Is shown that less than one.half
the usual amount of grain will be stored at
Tangent this season, the same price being
from Tangent 10 Albany. Simpson states
that grain can be hauled by teams from
Tangent to Albany at ST. per ton.
Il Is shown that respondent Is now ship.
ping wheat from Lebanon TO Albany at the
rate Of $Io per carload, distance I3 miles,
and from Goltra to Albany, 7 miles. al $S
per carload. Respondent claims that the
charge Of $I6 per carload from Tangent to
Albany Is In accordance with the schedule
of rates of May 33nd, 1855. This Is true
when compared with his distance tariff OF
that date, but that does not make the rate
reasonable. Respondent himself seems 10
haye regarded those rates so obsolete, rs on
the and of August. 1886, he issued a tariff
OF rates on wheat 'when destined beyond
the limits of the state, In which we find the
following rates
Distance from Rates IN cts.
Stations. Portland per 100 lbs.
Mislsonrg. oi
Milwaukee. ........o OF
Ciackamas ..io o6
II wHl he seen from this that for six miles
FSapotldCht rates were 4 cents per 100
pounds, or SS per carload of ten tons, and
Tor ten miles Il was cents per carload.
Now II may be claimed that this was for
wheat bound out of the state, bat the rate Is
TO Portland, and not to point out OF the
State. At the same date, August and, 1856,
the respondent issues schedule Of rates on
the Lebanon branch, from which Il appears,
as we understand respondents ruless that
grain Is charged from Goltra to Albany 4
cents per 100 pounds, or IS per carload of
ten tons, and from Lebanon, q miles. {
cents per 100 pounds, Of $40 per carload Of
ten tons Is charged. II must also be noted
that the rates on grain from Tangent to
Portland, SO miles, are 10 cents per 700
pounds, or $40 per carload of ten tons on
the respondents road.
From all these facts the conclusion Is ir.
resistible that the charge Of $f6 per carload
of ten tons from Tangent to Albany Is un-
reasonable and exorbitant, and that a rate
of $Io per carload would be reasonable
compensation for such service.